Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-18

Tor TIE cf8lti@1 81 ~ so4El45s 80 -
Is psohably the oniy matter Of ths kisd
upon whlch che lsRiaisiass VII b called
70 pes. Il is pEobabis, however. that
many rev counties uiil Be created With
IN few years. There noe bat thirty
three eouniiss IN TIE territory, fewer
shan 10 any Of The larger states Of Tie
union and less than one sixth IS many
as sxlsl n one % the states As the
vouulass0n Of ths territory increases and
sew districts are settled, new political
divisions uiII b demanded and rev
oouatiss viii be eEsaisd.
The members Of the next four or Eve
legislatures viii doubtless have many
such nsu counties 70 nams, and they
should name thera without violating
silher good ssnss or good taste. In
none Of the older states has q fixed sys-
ten for the naming Of counties been
adopted. and 10 most Of them widely
diasrsni methods have been adopted.
some states have borrowed the names
OF their counties from England, and
have failed 70 display either originality
o. sense Of fitness IN = matter in which
both should play 30 prominent part.
All Of the New Esgland states. With tie
exception Of Maine. ere offenders in this
respect. and 3 glance 81 . hst Of New
England counties reveals only . monot-
onoas repetition Of BsFkahiFea, Esssxes.
Hampsblres and MIddlesexes. Mary
land, Virginia and ether southern states
have erred In The same way, the nnmes
az Their counties bsing - meaningless
In their present application - names
oould well be.
Other states have attempted, 10 part
al least. 10 preserve The Indian Names.
The eject Of this h much better. sueh
aanes ere often dificnls 10 pronounce
until one becomes accustomed 10 them,
but Il cannot BE- denied that the Andro-
sooaqin, Ksnnebec and Psnobsoot Of
Mains are greatly preferable 10 The
EsQllsh names vhioh have been adopt
ed ~ lho oibsr New England states.
Oilers Of The older states have appa-
rently adopted she frsa nance that 90
CARED 70 their legislators, and English
ana Indian names are blended indiS-
oElminaAely with the names Of Ameri-
can soldiers and Statesmen. New York,
tor instance, mingles heE Eesliy pretty
Onaida. Niagara and OnondaRa with
such Eaaiish derived names as Essex,
saGolk and wesiohestsri and Penn.
sylvnnia mInalss Allegheny, Laeka.
wanna and TioRs With Cumberland,
Northampton and Northumberland. Ia
Ohio shs confusion h even worse con-
founded. Take, for instance, Mnskin.
gun county. which bears Q pleasing
ana ssnosous Indian name. Among
the coansias which border directly upon
lii are MofRan. Nhieh is named after On
esHeer Of the Amerioan revolutionary
armyt Guernsey, which bears ths
ueme Of AZ island IN - British chan
Gel Ooshoolsn, name taken from The
language Of shs DelawAres Lacking. 9
name whose derivation Il would be i'm
possible 70 guess. and Perry, which
bears The honored sama OF an Ameri-
can naval ofiesF. A more extEsoEdi-
nary collection Of names Il would be
aIalsuis 70 imagine. Evidently tbs
naming o. Ohio countiss was governed
by no system. In the newer states Of
shs woss TIE same ehsFaoieristsos Of
eaunsy nomsnclatuFe are observed, ex-
sopt thss there b Q greater infusion Of
she names Of famous Americans. Wash
lnetoa beiAR moSa honored In this re-
speot.
waahisgson Territory shOald prO6t
By the experiences Of her older sisters
ana aim ta give Der countiss names
which wsa BE- both s,iing and pleasing
10 the ear. TIE nFst oblsos shoald be
e preserve the most appropriate and
ssphonious Of the Indian names This
aas hesn done 10 . certain srtent.
saoa names a. chehalis. Kistiias, Kick
isst. Kitssp and Yakima are q eEedii b
the coed sense ard good lasts Of The
members o. past legislaiureA An Effort
ssougd Be raads 10 preserve e. many
more sash nsmea - posaible, oniy the
moss euphouious Of the IRdian nanes
| hsiue selected ard NE oahsFs being psr-
mssseS t. disappear, a. they vii spesd-
/ ay 60 unlssa rSseBed in this manner.
Tho nsxt obisss 10 naming ear eOun-
aies shaaad be 10 honsrt he names q the
| leaders ana hsFoss Of TIE war foe the
nricn. ne names Of ths heroes o. The
sarlier van 81 tks republis have been
ssfBsiensly honored IN tbs Kramer By
tSe older states. and d h not atiire
that thess names shoald Be gsoeFsliy
aaplioasaa. waShirgton. should per
p,susse he nauass Of TIE heroes Of cur
laaer ssrnRzls. he scl&isse aHd The
s.aassnen Who saved We union. A BE-
ginning hss also been made n SITS a.
sestion IN The Dansss % Linsoin.
sisvees ana GaFasld coznaies. bat n "a
only 9 hsgiunlnE. Thsre are many
naass whieh eosld b hessrsd Ia thls
say. Fer instance. vital bester nAms
skah RsT-ssut eSald b desirsd for Q
csunsyg jas &eaae and suphanlous.
d AOsers the uAnse q enc vbe ssssEvss
ths ksnsr e eli AusrisAns. asa Il
woala nol hs q aupllSaiian e. ~ fiaie
= ssssalsry has hsnsssd tha naEs ef
Fsrrnraa d ais snannas.